HB854 • 2026

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: D. Elliott
Last action: 2026-03-10
Official status: 03/10/26: to Judiciary (H)
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

What This Bill Does

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

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Bill History

2026-03-10 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission
to Judiciary (H)
2026-03-03 Kentucky Legislative Research Commission
introduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)

Official Summary Text

AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments.

Current Bill Text

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UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 2364
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AN ACT relating to crimes and punishments. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
Section 1. KRS 501.080 is amended to read as follows: 3
Intoxication is a defense to a criminal charge only if the intoxication [such condition] 4
either: 5
(1) Negates[Negatives] the existence of an element of the offense; or 6
(2) Is not voluntarily p roduced and deprives the defendant of substantial capacity to 7
either:[ to ] 8
(a) Appreciate the criminality of his or her conduct; or[ to ] 9
(b) Conform his or her conduct to the requirements of the law. 10